Midsummer has passed, autumn has begun in a blink of an eye, but Xinzheng has no signs of cooling down during the day, but it is already quite cool in the morning and evening, which makes Xia Ji's days more comfortable.

Xia Zhengshu is also full moon, and he has already responded to teasing him, and the flesh on his face is more plump and plump, which makes people love it.

Seeing that the weather was getting cooler and the child was also healthy, Xia Ji planned to return to Zhuye, but she didn't expect to receive a flying pigeon message from Uncle Xia Yu, saying that the Chu army was preparing to attack Chen Guo again, and let her and Xia Zhengshu stay in Xinzheng temporarily.

It turned out that Uncle Xia, who said that he was sick at home, suddenly received a secret report from the flying pigeon of Chu State, saying that King Chu Mu was not satisfied with just occupying the land of Huqiu, but intended to annex the entire Chen State, so he was secretly gathering forces in Dongyi, and the two most powerful sons of King Chu Mu, Gongzi Zhu and Gongzi Raft, each led a chariot of 1,000 times, a total of 60,000 troops, intending to march into Zhuye, the capital of Chen State, in a pincer offensive by separate routes, with the intention of winning it in one fell swoop.

Uncle Xia Yu's heart burned when he got this information, and he hurriedly went to the palace in his official uniform.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, Uncle Xia couldn't wait to report it, and broke into the palace with a token all the way, and repeatedly called for an emergency military situation.

At this time, Chen Gongcheng was playing hide and seek with Concubine Hui in the main hall, it turned out that Concubine Hui got Xia Ji's bottle of French high-end perfume, and Chen Gonggong was fascinated by all kinds of meat and vegetables, he didn't know that it was perfume, he thought it was Concubine Hui's natural body fragrance, he was very happy, and he couldn't touch it when he smelled it.

Uncle Xia Yu entered the main hall and happened to see Chen Gonggong being disheveled and chasing Concubine Hui barefoot, Uncle Xia was very embarrassed, and hurriedly retracted his left leg that had entered the threshold, and Chen Gonggong also saw him.

"Bold Sima, are you going to rebel? Dare to trespass on the palace. Chen Gonggong pushed Concubine Hui away and said angrily to Uncle Xia Yu.

"The king is angry, and Weichen has 100,000 urgent military reports." Uncle Xia Yu said.

"Aren't you seriously ill? How does it look alive? This is the crime of deceitful king, trespassing without reporting, can you be guilty? Chen Gonggong shouted again.

"The king is angry. Weichen's illness has been cured, and today he received a secret report from the army, the Chu army is pressing, and our country is in danger, so I am offended, and I hope you will understand. Uncle Xia Yu kowtowed.

"Sima, forgive you for your first offense, and the widow will tolerate you once. If there is any military situation, come quickly. Chen Gonggong said while sorting out his clothes.

"Your Majesty, the Chu army has secretly gathered two armies in Dongyi, led by Gongzi Zhu and Gongzi Raft to lead 1,000 chariots each, intending to outflank Zhuye with a pincer offensive, which is like a dangerous egg." Xia Yu Shuyu reported.

"Huh? Didn't the Chu army reach an agreement with you not to attack again? Chen Gonggong was shocked.

"King Chu Mu's heart is still dead, Chu is strong and Chen is weak, and the so-called agreement has always been regarded as nothing in his eyes." Uncle Xia Yu said.

"When will the Chu army attack? How many garrisons does my Great Chen Army have near Dongyi? Chen Gonggong finally came back to his senses.

"Your Majesty, according to the secret report, the gathering of the Chu army is almost complete, because it is a secret gathering, the Chu army mostly chooses to march at night and avoid densely populated areas, and it is to confuse our spies in a way that breaks up into parts. According to my reasoning, within ten days there will be an attack. Uncle Xia Yu said.

"Sima, you wait a minute, the widow recruits the secretary of state and other ministers to conspire with the corresponding strategy." Chen Gonggong said, and then asked the herald to quickly summon the ministers to discuss together.

After a while, Secretary of State Fan Rui and more than a dozen other ministers and dignitaries rushed to the council hall.

The king is urgently summoned, and something great will happen. But they didn't know what was going on, and they were all a little uneasy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Master Sima reported a major event just now, and I specially invite everyone to discuss it together, Sima, you can introduce it to everyone." Chen Gonggong said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Weichen received a secret report today, the Chu army is gathering a large army near Dongyi, and the son of King Chu Mu, Gongzi Zhu, and Gongzi Raft will each lead a thousand times, and in the near future, they will outflank my Da Chen in a pincer shape and encircle Zhuye." Uncle Xia Yu said.

Uncle Xia Yu's words were like a stone thrown into a calm pond, causing ripples among these Chen Guo members, and everyone began to turn their heads and ears in shock.

"Ladies and gentlemen, time is urgent, let's discuss a countermeasure as soon as possible, time is not waiting." Chen Gonggong said.

"Your Majesty, the agreement between the State of Chu and my Da Chen Huqiu was blatantly broken before the ink was dry, in addition to the shamelessness of the State of Chu, there should also be the reason why this agreement made them feel that the State of Chen was weak and could be bullied." Fan Rui said first.

Fan Rui's remarks, Mingli is to push himself and others back to the reason why Chu launched the war, but in fact, he is alluding to the loopholes in the agreement, and he wants to push Uncle Xia Yu, who signed the agreement, to the fire rack.

"Master Fan's words are wrong. The agreement signed by Weichen and Lu Zhi, the general of the Chu army, was actually forced by the situation at that time, and what he did to protect the general situation at the expense of small interests was completely different from the situation he is facing now. Besides, the enemy is at present, and we should work together to solve the current problem, instead of fighting in the nest and fighting for ourselves. Uncle Xia Yu retorted angrily.

"Lord Sima, Weichen is just talking about things, why is there such a big reaction?" Fan Rui sneered.

"Lord Fan, now is not the time to pursue the past, the great enemy is present, and the Chu army is imminent to attack Chen. If we don't wait for the top and bottom to be unanimous and the internal strife continues, there will be a disaster of national destruction. At this time, Gongzi Pingguo stepped forward and said.

This prince Pingguo is the eldest son of Chen Gonggong, although he is not explicitly designated as the prince, but everyone knows that he is the most likely candidate to become the prince, but Chen Gonggong has always been indecisive, and he is uncertain about which prince to choose as the prince, and he is worried that the prince's ascension will disperse the power in his hands, so he has not made a decision.

But because the position of the crown prince is vacant, several sons have been fighting openly and secretly, intending to compete for the position, in addition to Gongzi Pingguo, the third prince Anguo, the fifth prince Chengguo, and the ninth prince Renguo The three sons are also high-profile work, popular and want to stand out.

Although the other sons are low-key in their affairs and behavior, who knows if they are recuperating and ready to go?

"What Childe said is very true, Fan Rui knows that he is wrong." Fan Rui saw that Gongzi Pingguo was speaking for Sima, and immediately did not dare to attack Sima Xia Yushu again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as Gongzi Pingguo said, at the moment of the great enemy, in addition to uniting, we must quickly find a way to deal with it." Chen Gonggong said.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thought that he would send envoys to the Jin State as soon as possible to ask for help, and replenish the fortification on the border to keep the enemy out of the border." Minister Guan Kui said.

At this time, it was too late to send an envoy, and Weichen thought that he could only take advantage of the favorable terrain to wait for work, and attack when the Chu army was exhausted and annihilate the Chu army. Wechen is willing to lead the army into battle, and put all the clans of Wechen into battle with a hundred chariot legions. Uncle Xia Yu said.

"Your Majesty, the Chu army has a total of 60,000 troops, and my Da Chen is less than 30,000, plus all the Shi clan troops, the total number is less than 60,000, and these 60,000 troops still have to bear the heavy responsibility of guarding against Zheng and Cai, and they cannot all be used to resist the Chu army. Weichen thought that it was difficult to resist the enemy by relying on our army alone, so he still had to seek rescue from the Jin State as soon as possible, while our army fortified on the border to block the Chu army and wait for the Jin army. Fan Rui said.

"Lord Fan Rui, if you put all your hopes on the foreign army, if the foreign army is delayed, and the Chu army will exhaust the strength of our Chen army, my Da Chen will be in danger of losing the country." Uncle Xia Yu said.

"What Lord Sima said is very true. If you resist the enemy on the border, the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the chance of victory is not great, but if you lure the enemy to go deeper, take advantage of the favorable terrain to set up an ambush, and launch an attack when the Chu army is tired from marching, you can win by surprise. The minister is willing to lead the army to go, and he and Uncle Xia each block the Chu army all the way, and they will be able to win a complete victory. Gongzi Pingguo said.

Other ministers and Gongzi preemptively invited Ying to go to the enemy in Sima and Gongzi Pingguo, and they also asked for battle, but except for Sima's plan, they could not come up with more effective tactics.

Chen Gonggong discussed with the ministers for more than an hour, and in the end, it was Uncle Xia Yu's views that were agreed by most people.

Chen Gonggong ordered: Gongzi Pingguo and Sima Xia Yushu each led 700 troops, that is, each led 21,000 people to set up an ambush, relying on the favorable terrain to resist the Chu army.